27-11-15: Disposition of recovered medicaid funds.

A. Overpayments collected pursuant to the Medicaid Provider and Managed Care Act on behalf of the state shall be remitted to the department for deposit in the general fund to be used for the state's medicaid program.

B. The department shall not enter into a contract to pay any portion of funds recovered by the state from a medicaid provider, a managed care organization or a subcontractor to any other person unless expressly authorized or required to do so by state or federal law.